As I trudged back downstairs tonight to find the grey furry blob that Maddie is still, aged so nearly 7, quite unable to contemplate sleeping without, I realised that an essential member of the family was missing from this blog.
Ellie the stuffy, previously known as Wellie, the cuddly toy, who replaced Ellie, the cuddly toy that the dogs ate last August, did not take long to get knocked into shape. There is little resemblance here to the original, almost velvety fellow that I remember buying on miserable day in Stockport Town Centre.
We'd had a scan that suggested Maddie might have some serious health problems. If she had Edward's Syndrome, we were told that even if I made it to term with her, she might never leave the hospital. I bought the elephant and a dress for her, determined that if will power had anything to do with it, she would be well. Well, she was. And when she was less than three months old she picked Ellie out from a ridiculous array of soft toys available and the rest... was history.
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